Summary
Usable security is an integral part of cybersecurity and threat intelligence. Organizations want to protect themselves; they must do so without hindering the ability of their users to use their systems effectively. Usable security associated with threat intelligence gives us best practices to avoid cyberattacks and maximize users' experience.
In this chapter, we have looked at threat modeling guidelines for secured operations, where we have reviewed the usable security guidelines to ensure that security and usability work together. We discussed data privacy in modern business and its correlation to threat intelligence. We then discussed social engineering and mental models to understand how our cognitive capability can positively or negatively contribute to operations security. And finally, we reviewed intelligence-driven practices for secured and defendable architectures and designs.
In the next chapter, we will look at the importance of the SOC and SIEM in threat...